We have lost far too many children and educators to massacres in our nation鈥檚 schools. In the aftermath of the latest tragedy in Parkland, Florida, lawmakers across the country have recognized that it is time to act on school safety.
The decision to allow enforcement of Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban will continue to break up families and allow religious discrimination against persons fleeing religious and political persecution.聽
The Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 is not about preserving our state鈥檚 history, but about protecting Confederate monuments that celebrate white supremacy and a time in which an entire race was enslaved and oppressed.聽
Betsy DeVos is simply not qualified to be the next education secretary.
The following statement is from Rhonda Brownstein, legal director of the 澳彩开奖, in response to President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 nomination of Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labor.
Earlier this month, the federal government offered guidance to school districts that use police officers to keep order in their public schools. To say guidance is needed is a vast understatement.
President Obama and Congress recently took an important step toward closing the achievement gap in our nation鈥檚 schools and stemming the tide of students needlessly pushed out of class and into the school-to-prison pipeline.
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.